BOONE — A proposed eight-bus transit center along Rivers Street, a roundabout at the Rivers and Burrell Street intersection and expanded parking adjacent to the transit system’s headquarters are part of a capital program proposed in AppalCART’s comprehensive service review that was presented…
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Snow of up to two inches is expected in Ashe and Watauga counties on Thursday, according to an advisory from the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va.
BOONE — Before taking into consideration increases for cost-of-living adjustments or requests from several agencies, the county was potentially looking at a $454,815 increase to funding allocations in fiscal year 2020-21.
BOONE — Five months after Appalachian State University administrators announced that they expected to able to identify funds for merit-based raises for faculty, the lack of an enacted state budget bill for 2019-20 has led to an alternate plan for pay raises.
WATAUGA — Below are sample ballots for North Carolina’s March 3 primary election in Watauga County. The early voting period began Feb. 13 and continues through Saturday, Feb. 29.
The following information is courtesy of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Anna Evans Beasley, 102, of Boone, N.C., passed away February …
Julian C. Hunsucker, 88, of Boone, N.C., passed away February …
Bonnie Lou Donovan, 88, went to be with the Lord on February 1…
The Honorable Robert 'Bob' Jordan died peacefully at home, ove…
George Malcolm Sellers, 73, of Aho, N.C., passed away at home …
A High Country program that has been serving students with learning challenges for more than four decades is in need of assistance, and you may be able to help.
“Politics and books don’t mix well. You need to decide which one you’re going to write about and stick to it.”
North Carolina’s unemployment rate averaged 3.9 percent during 2019. For economists, that rate signifies “full employment” (the nation is at full employment, too, and our state’s rate is not significantly different from the nation’s).
I have been teaching economics since 1967 — 40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. During that interval, economic reality has not changed. Just as Galileo’s law about the independent influence of gravity on falling objects has not changed, neither have the fundamental prin…
In a way, Donald Trump might be called The Great Uniter.
Two of the bigger dogs take part in the K9 Keg Pull at the 2020 Blowing Rock WinterFest on Saturday, Jan. 25,
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